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SSV vs E63 AMG ..

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They are an awesome car. A guy that lives around here has one and i drool everytime i see it, plus it sounds excellent.
I'd have one if the funds allowed me to for sure. :)
 

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One other point of difference would be how the power is put to the road. The merc has substantially more grip than a (stock) commodore. Again, it's all just to do with how much you want to spend - but you'd have plenty of change from the merc's price tag if you were to warm a commy up to those specs, that's for sure. Underneath all the AMG mumbo, it's german luxo-barge, turned into a muscle car. It's no stripped out hypercar by any stretch. So definitely achievable.
 

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you'd see the ls3 in the SS before they did any dramatic improvments to the l98. GenV is coming in a few years so probably not worth it, Holden/HSV are addicted to crate engines.
 

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No point really. GM is developing a DI V8. I can't see them injecting much cash into the L98 before that is released. I think GM is spending in the vicinity of $900mUS in the GenV development so I don't think much more will be done to the L98 before they kill it off.
 

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ahhh kk makes sense lol this di v8 is this gunna be a 5L like the new ford v8?

I don't think they're releasing details yet, but it's likely to be smaller than the current one so it meets emission regulations. Unclear if it will be forced induction or not also. No doubt there will be at least be forced induction variants like there is now, with the corvette motors.
 

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Why would displacement effect the emission's regulation. Wouldn't the emission's be varied based on the size of the motor. Else we would all be forced to drive 2cyl 250cc smart cars.
 

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They are varied - but the current motor is only approved under Euro4 standards due to the AFM system in the autos. I'm not sure what the deal is with the manuals. I just know that ford had to do something drastic (hence coyote) as their 5.4 didn't make the emissions cut. I don't really delve too far into all this ecomentalist crap as it bores me to tears!
 
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